Levi arnold



with .,%tite5 Letters Patent No. 111.898, dated February 21. 187i IMPROVEMENT lN FISH-HOOKS The .Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

'1 '0 all whom i1. may com-era:

Be it. known that I, Luv! ARNOLD, of Belchertown, in the count oi Hampshire and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Fish-Hook and Line-Holder; and

I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make-and use the mine, reference being had to the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification.

The object of this invention is to furnish an effective and convenient device'towhich to attach the line of fishingaackl'e, and, at. the same time, provide a sinker; and

ltconsists in a meta-lilo block or piece, provided with suitable perihrations for passing the line through it, and with sliding rings for securing the line, as will he hereinuiter fully described-i In the accompanying drawing l ignre 1 represents a longitudinal central section of the improvement, showing the hook and the line attached thereto. I

Figure .5 is a cross-section of fig. 1 on the line Figure y l Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A is the metallic connection or rod, which is provided with a screw-tilreadcd socket in the lower end to receive the part 0, winch is made in two longitud- 3 is a cross-section of fig. l on the line inal sections, with a cavity for recciriug the head. of

the hook, as seen at E.

i is a ring mband which slides over both sections,

and the part U thus formed being tapering, as seen,

head of the book when the ring F is slipped down as represented.

The part .A,--'niarlted B in its upper section, is a solid piece, with a groove, G, on one ofthe sides, access to which grodve is obtained by a hole, H, in the end, through which the line is passed.

I is a band or ring which slides on the put B.

J is a hole which passes through B.

The line is iuserteat H into the groove G, and through the hole J into the other groove K when the ring 1 is below the hole, The ring is now slipped up over the line in the grooves, which makes the i'usteniug complete.

By this metallic connection A the hook and the line are connected or fastened in the most secure manner,

while either may be detached readily.

The connection A forms a sinker for deep-water fishing, and prevents the line from being reached by the teeth of the fish. i

This invention leaves nothing to he desired by the The metallic block or piece A B, provided with peri n a p forations to receive the line, and with a sliding ring for securing it, substantially as shown a-ul described. The above specification of my invention signed by me this 8th day of November, 1870.

LEVI ARNOLD.

\Vitnesses:

Geo. W. Mums, L. S. Manon 

